The series stars many familiar faces including Rachael Stirling (Snow White and the Huntsman, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen), KeeleyHawes (Death at a Funeral, The Bank Job), Anna Chancellor (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Dreamers), Sally Hawkins (All or Nothing, Layer Cake), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Hugh Bonneville(Downton Abbey, Iris).

The production team visited Whitstable which doubled as the coastal village where Nancy Astley (Rachael Stirling) lives with her family before she leaves for London and TheHistoric Dockyard in Chatham which was used for the London street scenes.

Whitstable is a traditional seaside town renowned for its Oysters, which are integrated into its rich history and culture Whitstable has been used previously for other TV and film projects such as Cook Me the Money(2013), James May’s Man Lab(2013) and Venus (2007).